Sports
From Burnout to Breakout: Buckrell ’27 Reflects on NCAA Championship
Two years ago, Jayden Buckrell ’27 was pondering walking away from the sport he’d dedicated most of his young life to. Burned out and questioning whether he even wanted to pursue an athletic future as a skier at the collegiate level, an email from then-UNH ski coach Brian Blank re-lit Buckrell’s... Read More
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10/07/25Wildcats For Life Campaign Helps Provide Comprehensive Support for Student-Athletes
Colby Ramshaw has dreamed of attending UNH for about as long as he can remember. As a young football player and “New Hampshire kid,” he was hoping... -
10/07/25Lighting Ceremony Celebrates Illumination of Tucker Field, Culmination of $2M Gift
UNH held a lighting ceremony at Tucker Field during halftime of the women’s soccer game Oct. 2, officially illuminating the lights surrounding the... -
06/20/25Riding High
This past spring, the UNH Polo Team made it to the finals in the U.S. Polo Association (USPA) Women’s Division II National Intercollegiate... -
05/27/25Grandfather and UNH Grad Goes Viral Thanks to Family Hockey Surprise
John “Bozo” Kennedy, 88-year-old UNH graduate and former goalie on the men’s hockey team, recently gained some national notoriety in a fashion...
Recent Stories
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11/13/14 - Keeping Their Heads OUT of the GameOnce a week, several dozen UNH football players participate in an innovative, if counterintuitive, drill to minimize head trauma: They remove their helmets and tackle each other.... Read More -
11/10/14 - Northeast Passage Turns 25This year, Northeast Passage is celebrating 25 years of providing adaptive sports and therapeutic recreation services to individuals with disabilities in New England. Founded in... Read More -
10/22/14 - Roaring to the FinishElinor Purrier ’17 is fast. Really fast. The sophomore distance runner placed first among women at the New England Cross Country Championships in Boston recently; she was named “... Read More -
10/21/14 - How to Prepare for a UNH Football Game in 10 Easy StepsThe fine residents of Stoke Hall are devoted Wildcat fans who dabble in disguise and deliver good humor wherever they go. On a recent game day, they gave us exclusive access to a... Read More -
10/16/14 - Early RisersIt’s 7:30 at UNH. A student is lacing up for a jog. Another is taking the first sips of his French roast. Still another is just waking, peeling her face from the textbook on which... Read More -
09/25/14 - Saturday Night LightsIllumination matters. Saturday evening’s football game versus Dartmouth will be the first under the new lights on Cowell Stadium. Read More -
09/02/14 - Why They RideThis coming weekend, intrepid cyclists will pedal through some of New Hampshire’s most scenic territory during the Three Notch Century, a ride to benefit Northeast Passage, the... Read More -
08/27/14 - A Study in Discipline, On Field and OffJamie Burke (center, black cap) during an August 2014 rugby match in Paris with the USA women’s rugby team. Jamie Burke has spent the last several years at UNH working toward her... Read More -
07/22/14 - UNH Professor Is NFL's MVP for Equipment ResearchWhen the NFL wanted to evaluate the impact of non-standard facemasks on player safety, they turned to UNH kinesiology professor Erik Swartz for the data. His findings led to the... Read More -
